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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Bevan Hurley

Matthew Kacsmaryk: Who is the Trump-appointed judge trying to ban abortion pills?

First Liberty Institute

The decision by a Trump-appointed Texas judge to halt approval of the most-commonly used abortion pill in the United States is being described as the most significant blow to the pro-choice movement since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade last year.

US District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk ordered a hold on the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of Mifepristone on Friday, in a decision that upended decades of precedent.

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